GRE Word List

MALADROIT

lacking adroitness : inept

The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.

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WordMeaning
imputeto lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly
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anestheticof, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
leniencythe quality or state of being lenient
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
colloquyconversation
pliantpliable